A one Session Meet for Novice swimmers

NYAC Jan Invitational 2017

A One Session Meet for Novice swimmers

Revised – 10 Jan 2017 – Changes in Red and highlighted in Yellow (added 400 Free)

29 January 2017

Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

875 Morningside Avenue

Toronto ON M1C 0C7
Date: Sunday 29 January 2017
Host: North York Aquatic Club ( www.nyac.on.ca )
Location: Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (Google Map - https://goo.gl/maps/sDJd7DfEU5E2 )

875 Morningside Avenue

Toronto ON M1C 0C7
Facility: One 10 lane, 25 metre pool. Swiss Timing.
Sanctioned By: Swim Ontario

The only meet package which will be considered as valid must be the most current version found on www.swimming.ca

All current SNC Rules and Warm up Procedures will be followed. Please note that Swimming Canada Competition Warm-Up Safety Procedures will be in effect. Swimmers witnessed by a Safety Marshal diving or entering the water in a dangerous fashion may be removed without warning from their first individual event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred. The full document can be viewed HERE.
Only FINA approved swimwear is allowed in competition as per GR 5. The full details can be viewed HERE.


Eligibility: All athletes must be registered as Competitive swimmers with SNC, or any other amateur swimming organization recognized by FINA. A valid SNC registration number is required for all Canadian swimmers, and entries without a SNC registration number will be declined entry.
Qualifying

Standards: No qualifying standard for this meet. De-qualifying Standard is Swim Ontario Festival ‘B. All coaches are asked to adhere to time standards in all events when entering their swimmers. Any swimmer found to meet “B” or higher standard will swim exhibition only. Meet management reserves the right to request proof of times. Please submit SCM times for seeding purposes. LCM times may be converted at a 2% rate.

Entry Deadline: All team entries must be received by Sunday 15 January 2017

Changes to entries will not be accepted after Sunday 22 January 2017

Please submit entries using www.swimming.ca . No entries will be accepted directly by meet management.
Entry Fees: $9.00 per individual event.

Please make cheques payable to North York Aquatic Club and deliver to Clerk of Course.
Entry Limit: Maximum 4 individual events and 1 relay.

Deck Entries: Will be accepted for swimmers already in the meet and for empty lanes only. The cost for deck entries is $10.00 per individual event, to be paid in cash/cheque at the time that the entry is accepted.

Meet Notes: Seeding will be in order of times entered and seeded slow to fast.
Meet management reserves the right to modify session times (all clubs will be notified 1 week before the meet), and limit entries to fit available pool
Entry submission questions to: Charlotte Carroll – [e-mail] – 416-606-3747

Scratches: Scratches to be made on the posted heat sheets without penalty
Foreign

Competitors: All swimmers and coaches must be duly registered and residents of the governing body for which they are competing. All swimmers and coaches must be in good standing with their respective governing swim body.

All swimmers and coaches must have primary residence within the province /state or country for which they claim registration. Proof of residency may be green card, student ID, driver’s license, college residence or other document as deemed acceptable by Swim Ontario and shall be submitted with the Proof of Residence and Registration Status form to Swim Ontario no later than 7 days prior to start of competition.

Coach

Registration: Meet management will cross reference the list of coaches in attendance at this competition with the Swim Ontario Compliancy lists. If a coach is not on this list, meet management is obligated to enforce the SNC policy and not permit that coach to attend meet. Meet management will forward Swim Ontario a list of coaches who they have found to be in non-compliance.
Split Times: Meet management requires that any coach wishing to rely on a time achieved by the swimmer for an interval shorter than the total distance of the event shall so advise the Referee prior to the commencement of the session (or event) in question. Please complete an ‘Official Split Request’ form (available from the Clerk of Course) prior to the session/event.
Recording of

Event: Only individuals that have made application and received authorization to record the event, in any manner in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed, shall be granted access and permission to do so. Please contact Meet Management for application and authorization.
Photographers: Photographers must obtain authorization from meet management before the event to get access to the deck.
Awards: Ribbons 1st to 3rd for the following age groups 8&U, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14&O
Meet Results: www.swimming.ca
Live Results: www.nyacswimming.ca and Meet Mobile (download Meet Mobile).
Competition

Coordinator: Stephen Kennedy
Meet Manager: Sergio Vettese - [e-mail] --- Cell – 416-525-2051
Officials: Officiating help is always appreciated. If anyone is interested in officiating please inform NYAC Club Official Chair, Clare Atkinson, at [e-mail]

If an evaluation is required for a position, please make it known to the referee prior to the session start.
Mixed Relays: A mixed relay must have 2 girls and 2 boys. No other combination is allowed. The first leg of a relay is not an official time. Requests for official splits are not allowed for mixed relays.

ORDER OF EVENTS

Session 1 - Sunday 29 January 2017 – All Ages
Warm-up: 7:00 am Start: 8:00 am End: 11:00 am
GIRLS	EVENT	BOYS
1	100 Free	2
3	50 Free	4
5	100 Breast	6
7	50 Breast	8
9	100 Back	10
11	50 Back	12
13	50 Fly	14
15	100 IM	16
17	200 IM	18
19	50 Free	20
21	200 Free	22
23	4x50 Free Relay – 12 & Over (mixed)	23
24	4x50 Free Relay – 11 & Under (mixed)	24
25	400 Free	26

AQUATIC EVENT PROCEDURES

1. 
   Absolutely no food in the bleachers or on the pool deck with the exception of drinks provided for the officials working during the event. Coaches are expected to set an example and enforce this rule with their swimmers.
   
2. 
   No running on the deck, under the bleachers or on the bleachers.
   
3. 
   No climbing across the railing between the gallery and the bleachers.
   
4. 
   Shoes must be worn whenever outside the pool or change room areas.
   
5. 
   Outdoor shoes not allowed on pool deck.
   
6. 
   No diving off the starting blocks or bulkhead during warm-ups. Please slip or jump into the pool. Dive starts are allowed only in the designated Sprint lanes (typically lanes 0 and 9) during the last portion of warm-up.
   
7. 
   Day use lockers are available (please bring your own lock). Lock must be removed overnight.
   
8. 
   The use of flippers and hand paddles, during warm-ups is prohibited.
   
9. 
   Swimmers who are not competing, are not to be in other areas of the building and are not to upset the normal operation of the other departments.
   
10. 
    Coaches are directly responsible for the supervision of their athletes at all times. This includes the pool area, change rooms, hallways and all other areas.
    

Limitation of Liability:

North York Aquatic Club members, coaches and the Board assume no responsibility for swimmers who are left at the pool by their parents or guardians, and whose parents fail to pick their children up in time at the end of the session. Parents who plan to drop their child off are responsible for ensuring their safety before, during and after the meet. To ensure that, they should confirm that their child(ren)/swimmer(s) arrive safely on deck, that they are placed in the care of their coach(s), and that appropriate arrangements are made for them to be picked up once they have finished their events.